Series I: Genealogy of Gans and Lande Families

BOX 1

1/0 Inventory

1/1: Gans family tree beginning in 1550

1/2: "Geschichte der Familie Gans" by Duckesz, 1935

1/3: "Skizze einer Geschichte der Familie Gans," Walter Lande (?), n.d

1/4: "Familiengeschichte" by Louis E. Asher, n.d

1/5: Family tree of the Lande family, 1780-1935

1/6: "Zur Geschichte der Familie Lande" by Walter Lande, 1935

1/7: "Die Sechshundertjaehrige Geschichte der Familie Gans, 1330-1930" by Ludwig Herz

1/8: Individual family trees, mostly of various members of Gans family

1/9: Notes on Gans family tree and family history

1/10: Correspondence about Gans family tree and family history. Inventory of correspondence can be found at the beginning of the folder

1/11: Newspaper clippings concerning Gans family, 1907-1936. Inventory of clippings can be found at the beginning of the folder

1/12: Two printed items ("Druckschriften"). Item #1: "Zur Geschichte der Familie Eger-Gans-Gansmann" by Dr. Walther Meyer, 1938. Item #2: Zur Geschichte und Genealogie er ersten Familien der hochdeutschen Israeliten-Gemeinden in Hamburg-Altona" by Rabbi E. Duckesz, 1915

1/13: Book extracts ("Buchauszuege") about Eduard Gans and family, 1878-1913. Inventory of extracts at beginning of folder

1/14: Photographs. Originals removed to photograph collection. Inventory of photographs at beginning of folder

1/15: Letter from H. J. Steinthal, Celle, 1830

1/16: Letter from Friedrich Horwitz, Hamburg, 1908

1/17: Letter from Walter Lande, written on board "S.S. New York," 1935

1/18: Article, "Hegel im Abfall und Gans in Heidelberg," by Dr. jur. Johann Braun, in "UNI Report" from the University of Mannheim, 1982

1/19: "Die Familie Gans," by Dr. S. Groenemann, Landesrabbiner of Hannover, published in Berlin, 1913

1/20: Gans family trees, tracing family history back to sixteenth century (copies, originals in OS 87)

Series II: Eduard Gans

1/21: Photos of and relating to Eduard Gans

1/22: Copy of the diploma of Eduard Gans, Heidelberg, 1819

1/23: Article; "Schwan und Gans" by Dr. Johann Braun, Mannheim, 1979

1/24: Article; "Erinnerungen an Eduard Gans" by Saint Marc Girardin in "Zeitung fuer die elegante Welt," 1840

1/25: Article; "Gans und Immermann" by Heinrich Laube, from "Deutsche Pandora," Stuttgart, 1840

1/26 Article; "Gans Kritik gegen Herrn von Savigny," by Friedrich Schaaf, 1839

1/27: Copies of speeches by Eduard Gans delivered to the Verein fuer Kultur und Wissenschaft der Juden, 1821, 1823, and undated. The speeches discuss the creation and running of the Verein fuer Kultur und Wissenschaft der Juden

1/28: Obituary of Hegel by Eduard Gans, 1831

1/29: "Grundlage des Besitzes" by Eduard Gans, 1839

1/30: "Geschichte der franzoesischen Revolution" by Eduard Gans, copy of original handwritten manuscript

1/31: Eulogy; "Rede am Grabe des Herrn Professor Dr. Gans den 8. Mai 1839," by Dr. Marheineke

1/32: Testament of Isaac Jacob Gans, 1793

1/33: Old inventory list of some of the documents in the Eduard Gans Collection

Series III: Gans Family Correspondence

1/34: List of letters between Eduard Gans and Hegel

1/35: Correspondence concerning the possible establishment of a publishing house for Jewish music, 1936/1937. (The publishing house was never established)

1/36: Gans family correspondence, including some family genealogy information. 1960-1981. Mostly between France and the United States (Berkeley, California, in particular)

1/37: Gans family correspondence, similar to above, 1949-1980

BOX 2:

Series IV: Numismatics

2/1: Letter from University of Miami, 1958. Concerning ancient coins

2/2: Correspondence, California, with institutions and individuals, 1942-1981. Mostly concerning work with ancient coins

2/3: Correspondence, Conneticut, 1943-1976. Mostly with members of the Numismatic Society at Yale University

2/4: Correspondence, with the Royal Numismatic Society, London, England. 1945-1969

2/5: Correspondence, Washington D.C., with Numismatic Society and others, ancient coin-related topics, 1947-1969

2/6: Correspondence with Norman David, Vice President of the Seattle Art Museum, 1962-1980

2/7: Correspondence with individuals in Maryland, including Marvin Ross, scholar on Byzantine and medieval art, Dorothy Hill, curator at Walters Art Gallery, and Sarah Freeman, a well-known librarian specializing on Jewish medical topics. Correspondence regards ancient coins. 1942-1965

2/8: Correspondence with the University of Mississippi, regarding ancient coins. 1950-1966

2/9: Correspondence with various institutions in Michigan, regarding ancient coins. 1942-1973

2/10: Correspondence with various individuals and institutions in Nebraska, regarding ancient coins. 1942-1955

2/11: Correspondence with Dr. Judd at the University of Omaha, Nebraska, regarding ancient coins. 1960-1970

2/12: Correspondence with various individuals and institutions in Ohio, regarding ancient coins. 1942-1974

2/13: Correspondence with various institutions in Oregon, regarding ancient coins. 1942-1965

2/14: Correspondence with various institutions and individuals in Pennsylvania, regarding ancient coins, 1942-1958

2/15: Correspondence with various institutions and individuals in Rhode Island, including Prof. Berliner, expert in medieval art at the Rhode Island School of Design, regarding ancient coins, 1943-1958

2/16: Correspondence with Bob Jones University, South Carolina, regarding ancient coins,1963

2/17: Correspondence with various institutions and invdividuals in Australia, including the University of Sydney, regarding ancient coins, 1949-1965

2/19: Correspondence with various institutions and individuals in the Middle East, mostly Jerusalem, regarding ancient coins, 1947-1958

2/20: Correspondence with the Instituto Brasileiro de Antiquidades E. Numismatica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1949

2/21: Auction catalogue, The Summa Galleries in Beverly Hills, California, 1981

2/22: Correspondence with institutions and individuals in Georgia, USA, regarding ancient coins, 1948-1974

2/23: Correspondence with institutions and individuals in Illinois, regarding ancient coins, 1942-1967

2/24: Correspondence with institutions and individuals in Iowa, regarding ancient coins, 1942-1950

2/25: Correspondence with institutions and individuals in Kansas, mostly the University of Kansas, regarding ancient coins, 1943-1966

2/26: Correspondence with Bowdoin College, in Brunswick, Maine, regarding ancient coins, 1948

2/27: Correspondence with institutions and individuals in New Jersey, regarding ancient coins, 1942-1969

2/28: Correspondence with institutions and individuals in New York state, including various universities and museums, regarding ancient coins, 1942-1976

2/29: Correspondence with institutions in Oklahoma, regarding ancient coins, 1945-1964

2/30: Correspondence with institutions in Virginia, regarding ancient coins, 1942-1963

2/31: Correspondence with institutions in Texas, regarding ancient coins, 1942-1949

2/32: Correspondence with institutions in Austria, mostly the Austrian Numismatic Society, regarding ancient coins, 1947-1966

2/33: Correspondence with the Bibliotheque Royale de Belgique, (Belgium), regarding ancient coins, 1957-1964

2/34: Correspondence with institutions in Denmark, regarding ancient coins, 1955-1964

2/35: Correspondence with institutions in Annecy, France, regarding ancient coins, 1961

2/36: Correspondence with institutions in Paris, France, regarding ancient coins, 1950-1973

2/37: Letter to the Altonaer Museum in Hamburg, Germany, regarding ancient coins, 1954

2/38: Correspondence to institutions in Berlin, Germany, regarding ancient coins, 1956-1969

2/39: Correspondence with the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, regarding ancient coins, 1961-1972

2/40: Correspondence with the Archaeology Institute at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, 1975-1976

2/41: Correspondence with the Schlossmuseum Gotha, regarding ancient coins, 1965

2/42: Correspondence with the Organization of Minoan and Myceneaen Seals, Marburg/Lahn, 1973-1976

2/43: Correspondence with Dr. Daltrop, to and from Muenster, Hamburg, and Berlin, regarding ancient coins, 1961-1965

2/44: Correspondence with various institutions in Hamburg regarding ancient coins, 1948-1962

2/45: Correspondence with Prof. Dr. Roland Hampe, Heidelberg, 1966-1967

2/46: Correspondence with the Archaeological Institute, University of Jena, 1964

2/47: Correspondence with the Archaeological Institute, University of Cologne, 1973

2/48: Letter to Historische Museum, Frankfurt, 1975

2/49: Letter to the Roemisch-Germanische Zentralmuseum, Mainz, 1964

2/50: Correspondence with institutions in Munich, regarding ancient coins, 1948-1965

2/51: Correspondence with institutions in Muenster, regarding ancient coins, 1959-1965

2/52: Correspondence with the Germanisches National Museum, Nuremberg, 1959

2/53: Correspondence with Vestiches Museum, Recklinghausen, 1961

2/54: Correspondence with the Universitaet des Saarlands, Saarbruecken, 1969

2/55: Correspondence with Wuerttembergisches Landesmuseum, Stuttgart, 1949-1954

2/56: Correspondence with Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier, 1952

2/57: Correspondence with Tuebingen University, 1956

2/58: Correspondence with Stadtmuseum Zittau, 1952

2/59: Card from the Athenian Numismatic Museum, n.d

2/60: Correspondence with Italian institutions, regarding ancient coins, 1947-1966

2/61: Correspondence with institutions and individuals regarding ancient coins in the Netherlands, 1955-1956

2/62: One card from the University of Bergen, Norway, 1952

2/63: Correspondence with institutions in Portugal, 1953 and 1960, concerning ancient coins. (2 Items)

2/64: Correspondence with museums in Switzerland, regarding ancient coins, 1947-1966 (3 items)

2/65: Letter to the Institut Francais d' Archeologie, Turkey, 1961

2/66: Correspondence with institutions in former Yugoslavia, regarding ancient coins, 1954-1961

BOX 3:

3/1: Correspondence with Prof. Robert Goebl, Vienna, 1958-1970, regarding ancient coins

3/2: Correspondence with Henri Seyrig, international numismatist, 1947-1969

3/3: Correspondence with Ernst Herzfeld, Arabist, 1946-1954

3/4: Correspondence with Harold Mattingly, Esq., nusmismatist, 1951

3/5: Correspondence with Ferdinand Mainzer and his "circle," mostly with Dr. Erxleben, 1947-1955

3/6: Correspondence with insurance companies and FBI, regarding Gans' work in recovering stolen coins of the Dr. J.H. Judd Coin Collection, 1966-1973

3/7: Correspondence with E.S.G. Robinson of the British Museum's Coin Collection, 1960

3/8: Correspondence with President Roosevelt, 1944-1945

3/9: Correspondence with Wally Schwabacher in Sweden, as well as various other Swedish institutions, regarding ancient coins, 1949-1976

3/10: Correspondence with individuals and institutions in Canada, regarding ancient coins, 1949-1973

3/11: Correspondence with England (the British Museum), regarding ancient coins, 1947-1972

3/12: Correspondence with individuals and institutions in Massachusetts, regarding ancient coins, 1935-1972

3/13: Correspondence with Mexico, President Miguel Aleman, regarding ancient coins, 1947

3/14: Correspondence with U.S.S.R., Society for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries, regarding ancient coins, 1947

3/15: Correspondence with institutions in Washington State, regarding ancient coins, 1942-1965

3/16: Donation Notice, 1981

3/17: Catalog to antiquarian coin exhibit held at the Legion of Honor, California, 1959

3/18: Ketubah of the mother of Eduard Gans, Hamburg, 1870

3/19: Correspondence with Mr. Mabbot, Edgar Allan Poe scholar, regarding ancient coins, 1953-1968

3/20: Correspondence with the painter Helene Schneider-Kahn, 1967-1972

3/21: Correspondence with Dr. Robert Goebl, Vienna, mostly regarding ancient coins, 1963-1969

3/22: Correspondence with Hans Riessner, discussing early lives in Germany, specifically Hamburg, 1968-1972

3/23: Correspondence with Professor Chester G. Starr, regarding ancient coins, 1967-1968

3/24: Correspondence with Frederic Ephraim, 1961-1982

3/25: Correspondence with Professor R. Ross Halloway, Princeton University and professor in Providence, Rhode Island, regarding ancient coins, 1959-1964

3/26: Correspondence with Mr. George Arons, acquaintance from Germany, author, and art collector, 1967-1970

3/27: Correspondence with Mr. Askold N. Kondakov, U.S.S.R., regarding ancient coins, 1962-1967

3/28: Correspondence with Mr. Wolf Virgin, specialist on ancient Jewish coins, 1965-1972

Series V: Photographs

3/29: Miscellaneous photographs

[OS 85] Oversized family trees (copies in 1/20)

[OSXL] Oversized family trees

[MF 55(1)] Book: Halbjaehriger Bericht im Verein fuer Cultur und Wissenschaft der Juden

[MF 55(2)] Book: Rede bei der Wiedereroeffnung der Sitzungen des Vereins fuer Cultur und Wissenschaft der Juden (gehalten am 28. Oktober 1821)

[MF 90(4)] Testament of Isaac Jacob Gans, grandfather of Eduard Gans (1796)

The collection contains information about the Gans family as well as materials related to the jurist Eduard Gans and his descendant Edward Gans, a numismatist

Series I: Genealogy of Gans and Lande Families contains family trees, correspondence and other genealogical materials about the Gans and Lande families

Series II: Eduard Gans contains materials by and about Eduard Gans, such as photographs, articles, speeches and obituaries

Series III: Gans Family Correspondence contains genealogical correspondence as well as correspondence concerning foundation of a Jewish publishing firm, (1936-1937) with Leon Algazi, Benno Balan, Paul Emden, Edmond Fleg, Victor Gollencz, Oskar Guttmann, Ernst Hainauer, Emil Hauser, Henri Hinrichsen, Paul Hirsch, Industrie und Handelskammer, Berlin, Gerhart Jacoby, Alfred Kalmus, Paul Kern, S. Kramarsky, Leonid Kreutzer, Maria Lanckoronska, Frederic Lederer, Otto Lilien, Kurt Loewenstein, Darius Milhaud, M. Perlzweig, Franz Roizenstein, Robert Robitschek, Martin Rosenblueth, Richard Schauer, Kurt Singer, Arthur Stern, Bruno Walter, Max Warburg, Karl Wiener, Hans Wolff

The bulk of the collection consists of Series IV: Numismatics and contains Edward Gans' correspondence related to numismatics

Eduard Gans (1798-1839) was a jurist and professor of law in Berlin. Together with Leopold Zunz he founded the Society for Jewish Culture and Science in 1819. He was a disciple of Hegel and converted to Christianity in 1825

Edward Gans (1887-1991) was a banker in Germany. After he immigrated to the US he became a dealer of ancient coins and fine arts of various kinds. He donated his coin collection together with an archive containing book publications on seals and similar objects, sets of archaeological magazines, and his correspondence with experts in various fields to the Department of Near Eastern Studies of the University of California at Berkeley

Finding aid available online:

Photographs removed to Photograph Collection

The following individuals are mentioned in this collection: Gans, Edward; Gans, Isaac Jacob; Algazi, Leon; Balan, Benno; Emden, Paul; Fleg, Edmond; Gollancz, Victor; Guttmann, Oskar; Hainauer, Ernst; Hauser, Emil; Hinrichson, Henri; Hirsch, Paul; Jacoby, Gerhardt; Kalmus, Alfred; Kern, Paul; Kramarsky, S.; Kreutzer, Leonid; Lanckoronska, Maria; Laube, Heinrich; Lederer, Frederic; Lilien, Otto; Loewenstein, Kurt; Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix; Milhaud, Darius; Perlzweig, rabbi; Roizenstein, Franz; Rosenblueth, Martin; Schaaf, Friedrich; Schauer, Richard; Singer, Kurt; Stern, Arthur; Walter, Bruno; Warburg, Max; Wiener, Karl; Wolff, Hans

The following families are mentioned in this collection: Gans family; Lande family

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